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San Antonio news anchor dies after battle with cancer

FOX 29 News Anchor Karen Martinez passes away at age of 37

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San Antonio news anchor Karen Martinez passed away Monday night after a lengthy battle with Stage IV breast cancer.

Martinez, a news anchor at FOX 29, fought breast cancer for four years and spearheaded the annual Healing Hearts Gala fundraiser to raise money for research and treatments of all cancers.

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Martinez was 37. She leaves behind a husband and three children.

A public memorial for Karen will be held on Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Castle Ridge Mortuary, located at 8008 Military Drive West. 

Memorial fund information for Karen's family is still pending.


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